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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A new film sheds light a long-term love affair between the British writer Christopher Isherwood and the American painter Don Bachardy. The documentary is called Chris and Don: A Love Story. It premiered here as part of the NewFest, New York’s LGBT Film festival, which ...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

New York, NY —

There is a gleaming new skyscraper in midtown, but this one is only sixty feet tall. It's a stainless steel sculpture by the California artist Chris Burden, built to resemble a structure created from the old child's toy, an Erector Set.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

New York, NY —

Lehman Brothers is taking a nearly $3 billion loss in its latest quarterly report, and it's had to raise $6 billion in fresh capital to ensure its survival. The news confirms fears on Wall Street that the credit crunch isn't over yet.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

New York, NY —

Two companies have been issued violations in last December's scaffold accident that sent two window washers plummeting 47 floors from a Manhattan skyscraper. One of the two men was killed. The survivor, Alcides Moreno, underwent 16 operations and remains in rehabilitation.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Department of Education is holding public hearings across the boroughs this week on the city's controversial contracts for excellence school funding proposal. The public will get to chime in on Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's proposed $450 million in cuts. WNYC's Elaine Rivera has more.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Con Edison is asking New Yorkers to do what they can to cut back on their electricity usage, as the utility continues to grapple with scattered outages. Brooklyn and Queens are the most affected, with about 175 customers without power.

Monday, June 09, 2008

Police commissioner Ray Kelly says officers should start using TASER stun guns in cases where a firearm isn't necessary. The recommendations came after the RAND Corporation released a study of 455 police shootings from 2002 to 2006.

Monday, June 09, 2008

For the third day, the metropolitan area has been gripped by high heat and humidity, and New Yorkers are looking for ways to stay cool. Con Ed is reporting scattered power outages; some schools released their pupils early, because of stifling classrooms.

Monday, June 09, 2008

New York, NY —

The sixth annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party drew crowds of hungry New Yorkers to Madison Square Park this weekend, where they filled their bellies while listening to bands from around the country, like Boston's Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves.

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